Tent.



No. 788,791. PATENTEDMAYQ, 1906. P. T. PERALTA.

TENT.

APPLICATION Hmm HEFT. ze, 1904..

Nrrnn SATES Patented May 2, 1905.

PATENT Ormea.

PETER T. PERALTA, OF LANDER, WYOMING, ASSIGNOR OE ONE-HALF TO VEDSON A. EARLE AND WILLIAM H. DICKINSON, OF LANDER,

WYOMING.

TENT..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,791, dated May 2, 1905.

Application filed September 26,1904. Serial No. 225,993.

To all whom, it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER T. PERALTA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lander, in the county of Fremont and State of Wyoming', have invented new and useful Improvements in Tents, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention to provide a bed-tent of simple and inexpensive construetion which can be readily and easily set up and taken down and rolled into a compact form and which will give complete protection.

W'ith these and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which# Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tent setup. Fig. Q is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view. Fig. I is a detail View of one end of a stretching-pole. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View through the edging.

The invention relates particularly to, and I have therefore shown in the drawings, an A- tent, which comprises the two sides 10 11, the two ends 12 13, and a bottom 14E, all of which parts are securely fastened together by one or more seams. The outer edge 27 of the bottom and the outer edge Q8 of the sides and ends of the tent are first sevved together on the inner side at 30 and then turned over and the four thicknesses sewed together at 31 to form a strong and substantial edging' 29 around the tent,eXcept for a short length beneath the door- Hap 24:. This edging takes the strain which is applied to the tent in stretching it, and it is strong enough to withstand any ordinary amount of strain to which the tent may be subjected.

At each corner and at or about the middle of the ends of the tent I provide ropes 15 for securing the tent to stakes 16, and in setting up the tent the bottom is first stretched as taut as possible and the four corners fastened to the corner-stakes. In the top of the tent I provide a ridge-pole 17, which is secured in place within the tent by an eyebolt 18.

This

eyebolt carries rings 19 to receive the ends 20 of the stretching-poles 21, which are provided with notches 22 in their lowerends to receive the loop-ropes Z3 at the bottom of the tent about midway between its ends.

After the bottom of the tent has been secured to the corner-stakes the upper ends of the stretching-poles are inserted in the rings 19 and the lower ends are inserted in the loops 23, and these poles are made of su liicient length to stretch the sides of the tent taut. The ropes midway of the ends of the tent are then fastened to the stakes. I may make the ropes 15 and 23 in the form of loops of a more or less permanent character, or these ropes may be made in the manner common in this art, so that they can be drawn tightly to stretch the tent lengthwise and crosswise and vertically.

At one end of the tent I provide a door-flap 24, and in each side of the tent I provide a window 25 and a flap 26. If desired, a liap,

"` such as 24:, may be provided at each end of the tent, and any number of windows may be used. My improved tent can be set up to rest upon the ground or above the ground, and the bottom is permanently secured to the sides and ends and can be stretched sufiiciently taut to provide a comfortable bed for the occupant. The tent can be rolled into compact form to be transported. In striking the tent the poles 21 are removed, the ridge-pole turned crosswise, and the loops disengaged from the stakes. The top of the tent is allowed to fall down and rest upon the bottom, and the poles Q1 are arranged upon one end of the tent, which is rolled or folded lengthwise upon the poles and tied or otherwise secured in posi tion. The eyebolt permits the ridge-pole to be easily turned crosswise and lengthwise 'of the tent, as desired, and therefore the tent can be rolled or folded into a small and compact form convenient for packing and moving. My improved tent is simple in construction and can be manufactured at a very low cost. It can be set up and taken down quickly by one person and rolled up into a compact and convenient form for transportation.

Writhout limiting myself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described, what l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tent comprising a bottom, sides, and ,ends all fastened together, and an edging projecting' outwardly from the sides and ends around the bottom of the tent and formed in part by the outer edg'e 0i' the bottom and in part by the lower edges of the sides and ends, said edges being sewed together.

2. A tent comprising a bottom, sides, and ends all fastened together, and an outwardlyprojecting edging around the bottom of the tent formed by folding inwardly the outer edge of the bottom and the lower edge of the sides and ends and then sewing the four thicknesses together.

3. In a tent, the combination of a ridgepole within the tent at the top thereof, an outwardly-projecting edging at the bottom of the tent, and stretch ing-poles midway between the ends of the tent and connected to said ridgepole and to said edging.

4. In a tent, the combination of a ridgepole at the top thereof, an eyebolt carried by said ridge-pole, rings on said eyebolt, and stretching-poles adapted to be engaged with said rings and connected with the lower edge of the sides of the tent.

5. In a tent, the combination with a ridgepole at the top thereof, an eyebolt carried by said ridge-pole, rings on said eyebolt, loops at the bottom of the sides of the tent, and stretching-poles adapted to engage Athe rings on the eyebolt, and said loops.

6. A tent comprising a bottom, sides, and ends secured together, an edging -around the bottom of the tent, ropes fastened to said edging for stretching said bottom, a ridge-pole in the top of the tent, and stretching-poles outside of the tent and adapted to be connected to the ridge-pole and the edging midway between the ends of the tent to stretch the sides and ends thereof.

7. A tent comprising a bottom, sides, and.

between the ends of the tent.

PETER T. PERALTA.

Witnesses:

L. WV. READ, FRED RINIKER. 

